— The West Virginia University women’s basketball team (7-2) climbed one notch in Monday’s new AP Top 25 poll, to 24th place. The Mountaineers play again on Thursday, hosting Duquesne. The top three teams again this week: Stanford (9-0), Connecticut (8-0) and Baylor (8-1).
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The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Stanford (22) 9-0 978 1
2. UConn (16) 8-0 967 2
3. Baylor (2) 8-1 931 3
4. Duke 8-0 884 4
5. Notre Dame 6-1 821 5
6. Georgia 11-0 789 6
7. Kentucky 8-1 773 7
8. California 7-1 663 10
9. Maryland 7-2 641 9
10. Tennessee 7-1 602 13
11. Penn St. 9-2 595 11
12. UCLA 7-1 539 14
13. Purdue 10-1 495 15
14. Louisville 9-2 491 8
15. Oklahoma St. 7-0 440 16
16. Dayton 10-0 395 17
17. North Carolina 10-1 317 19
18. Oklahoma 8-2 285 12
19. Kansas 9-1 215 22
20. Texas 7-2 197 18
21. South Carolina 10-0 152 24
22. Texas A&M 6-3 139 23
23. Florida St. 8-1 126 —
24. West Virginia 7-2 101 25
25. Colorado 9-0 99 —
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 94, Miami 58, Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 41, Ohio St. 37, Delaware 15, Vanderbilt 15, Michigan 10, Michigan St. 9, Chattanooga 7, Duquesne 7, Syracuse 6, Iowa 5, Villanova 5, Toledo 2, Gonzaga 1, Rutgers 1.
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